attack in golden gate park. >> plus, severe snow shocks the south. gridlock nightmare that stranded drivers inside their cars and forced students to spend the night at school. we're issuing a winter weather advisory right here in the bay area. showers moving into sonoma county as we speak, heavier rain on the way. we'll have full details in moments. unusual look at 880 past the coliseum because i can't show you the standard look. we have that affecting visibility. drizzle on the roads and a crash, an update for the nimitz. take it easy before you head out the door as illustrated here. san mateo bridge, foggy out there, a little moist, damp, rain on the way on wednesday, january 29th. this is "today in the bay." halfway through the week. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> reporter: i'm scott mcgrew. san francisco police are patrolling golden gate park looking for one of two dogs that

attacked two people overnight. the attack happened on the edge of golden gate park near the intersection of lincoln way, 25th avenue. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san francisco. bob, you just spoke with police officers there? >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. yes, this attack taking place around so:40 last night behind me on the edge of golden gate park over the picnic table is. police shot and kill one of the pit bulls, the other did get away and they have been looking for it ever since. we've seen at least one patrol, sfpd in a jeep off-road throughout the park, one of the patrols here. there's two more. so a total of three or four looking for this pit bulldog. officers say, it's hard to find a dog that small in an area so large. they've not been able to find it yet. again, this happened around 10:40 last flight. you have two men who live here in the park, one man, the owner of two pit bulls, had to run an errand, he asked his friend to

watch the dogs while he went away. sfpd says the two dogs turned on the man, biting him, mauling him badly, so badly that he's in the hospital, nonlife threatening injuries but serious enough the bite wounds, he had to be taken to the hospital. his friend, the owner, did come back during the attack, tried to stop the dogs. no luck fortunately. he was bit as well but not bad enough he had to go to the hospital. >> try to bring animal control out to put a noose around the dogs but that failed. so the police came in and basically, set up like a firing line, and so the dog kept going further into the park and coming back, so the second time that they came back the black dog was close enough and sitting on the table when the policeman shot him. >> reporter: so again, one pit bull shot and killed by police,

the other pit bull out and about. this is the third time police in the bay area shot and killed a dog since the weekend. saturday, they shot a dog charging an officer during a check of a vacant building. sunday, police shot a german shepherd that had lunged at an officer after it had bitten a child. bob redell, "today in the bay." a fine ral will be held for the first b.a.r.t. officer killed in the line of duty. sergeant tom smith was accidentally hot and killed by another b.a.r.t. police officer last week. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live at the church in castro valley where in a few hours thousands will gather to pay final respects. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right, expecting up to 3,000 people out here today to pay their respects to fallen b.a.r.t. police sergeant smith. some officers coming from as far away as places like texas and boston. they will be here in the church later this morning.

the service for 42-year-old smith, known as tommy to family and friends, held at neighborhood church of castro valley. last night hundreds turned out to chapel of the chimes in hayward to offer condolences to the family at a viewing. smith accidentally shot and killed last week by fellow b.a.r.t. police officer detective michael maes while they conducted a probation search in dublin. maes is on leave but expected to attend the service today. friends who have known smith for years and b.a.r.t.'s former police chief expressed their grief. >> i think everyone's still overwhelmed and still in disbelief that this happened. >> went to high school with the mother and our children went to school with their children. >> reporter: smith lived in san ramon, leaves behind a wife and a young daughter. he worked at b.a.r.t. for more

than two decades, wanted to mention if you're in the area, there will be a lot of activity including a flyover by three chp helicopters after the service concludes. live in castro valley, christie smith. a stabbing that happened in the parking lot of casino matrix. police still looking for the suspect. according to the "san jose mercury news," two men got into an argument inside a restaurant at the casino early sunday. fight spilled out into the parking lot and got physical. one man reportedly stabbing the other and fearing shots at his friends. nobody actually got hit the person stabbed should survive. >> the santa cruz fire department reviewing water rescue policy after a mountain view man killed while boogie boarding. the 46-year-old in the ocean friday in the ten-foot surf when thrown into the rocks. he reportedly refused help

before he died. the "mercury news" reports lifeguards are allowed to close beaches when there is dangerous surf, the city's trying to determine if lifeguards can pull people out of the water against their will. well, it is time to talk about the as we get you a live look at san jose, palo alto, fremont. overnight raindrops falling and more rain is on the rain. >> rain coming at a time when we need it the most. officials urging 2 million people in the south bay to cut back their usage by 10%. that recommendation approved by the santa clara valley water district last night. there will be financial incentives and will continue to offer rebates to neighbors who buy water efficient appliances and replace lawns with drought tolerant plants. east bay municipal district will wait until next month to decide how much to ask people to voluntarily reduce water use. they want a better prediction of

water supplies before making that request. east bay mud says the district is in good shape this year because customers are already using 17% less water than they did back in 2007. >> it's good to get into the habit of using less, but the smell of rain is out there this morning. >> it is. you know, we haven't had that smell around here in quite some time. breathe it in. also, this rain is going to help out with pollen levels. they'll drop off significantly and air quality as well. take a look at hills, they've been brown for some time. after the round of rain, not just today, another one sunday. looking promising for another round wednesday. the hills will start to turn green. we want to see the hills of dub len for st. patrick's day nice and green. light activity into the north bay, sonoma in particular, that's going to continue to be the case. throughout the next couple of hours showers press to the south. count on a slick drive to work

up there, everywhere across the bay area. steady mist and drizzle. visibles dropping off. a half mile available to you in oakland. at 57. 57 in san martin to kick off the day, starting out so mile, we'll hit highs above average for last day. notice on seven-day forecast bottom of the screen, we are lated to hit average temps as we head throughout the rest of the week into the weekend, it's going to be cole out there. 62 in north bay. east bay 67 degrees. san francisco, already getting that steady drizzle. you can see that here, low clouds over the embarcadero. 59 degrees later today. futurecast coming up, time out the big event, major rain on the way throughout tonight. you want to stick around for that. i'll let you know when you can expect the pitter patter of raindrops. it's misty out there. it's drizzly as well. check on your drive with mike. >> got to be careful because of the fir rain or the mist and

drizzle as we're talking. enough to rise that oil and grease from the roadway and up a level. it will make you slide around. oakland, seeing an example of the mist. glowing lights past the coliseum. suffer view here. tough to see. an accident reported, crash, car off the roadway. i didn't see flashing light. it's the arrow with the arrow, northbound. southbound, it's slow right now. we had an earlier crash, big rig, debris clearing from the roadway, took quite some time par around the bend, you're clear south of 980. we look at -- look at that, orange tipped in over the maps. fog registering in spots around the area. real-time changes there. speeds as you come down the east shore freeway and approach highway 24. bay bridge toll plaza, a backup, metering lights turned on a couple of minutes ago filling in

back to 880 overcrossing and building but keeping thingans the span itself smoothly. back to the maps. san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge, you see orange in hayward, fog registering from road weather index. you have smooth drive to trikrally. smooth, slower drive for highway 84. sunol nice toward the south bay bridge. north 101 slow spot. fog reported getting over the santa cruz mountains as well as morgan hills. 6:10. ahead, "today in the bay," smoke for miles in san antonio. coming up, new video, massive flames burning a huge house to the ground. details about the firefighting effort. >> nobel nomination for edward snowden. he' we'll tell you who is putting the nsa leaker on the ballot. >> severe snow in the south. how the weather stranded drivers on the road, kept students in lockdown overnight at their own school. ♪

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♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! you got that medley crunch ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ >> today's top stories. san francisco police forced to shoot and kill a pit bull, another on the loose this morning, following an overnight attack in golden gate park. police say the dogs' owner left them with a friend, he left to run an errand, that's when the dogs attacked the friend. he's still in the hospital. owner came back to help. he was bitten in the leg. president obama says he's calling this year the year of action. during last night's state of the union address, the president said he wanted to raise the minimum wage, strengthen the middle class, rebuild infrastructure. he says he's prepared to move forward with or without congress. two norwegian lawmaker nominated confessed nsa leaker edward snowden for this year's nobel peace prize. they say the public debate and

policy changes in the wake of snowden's whistle blowing have contributed to a, quote, more stable and peaceful world order. 6:14. new video of a massive house fire in san antonio, texas. the roof caved in on the huge two-story house. it's located in northeast san antonio in an area known as tarrell hills. no word on injuries and no word on what caused that fire. this morning, a severe snowstorm bringing several cities in the south to a grinding halt. among the hardest hit states, georgia and alabama, drivers were stuck in their cars overnight and students had to spend the night at school. "today in the bay's" peggy bunker joins us live. nearly 1,000 crashes in georgia alone. >> one for the record books. these pictures coming into the newsroom of the epic traffic jam in atlanta. simply incredible. imagine leaving work yesterday afternoon for your frozen commute home and still being

there this morning. that's reality for thousands in atlanta who are still on the road. yesterday's commute is this morning's commute. helps flew over the traffic jam in atlanta. showing the dire situation of commuters who have spent the night in their cars. in atlanta, 940 car accidents, 100 with injuries. alabama, five traffic deaths, and the governor's declared state of emergency deploying 350 into the guard troops. drivers have never seen anything like it. >> jackknifed 18-wheelers. i've seen multiple wrecks, cars stranded and left i've never seen anything like it especially in a major city. i never seen anything like it. >> i've seen cops go by, turn around, get off on the on-ramp, not stopping, getting information about anything, we've just been stuck listening to the radio trying to find out what's going on. >> the knew the storm was coming

didn't know it would be this bad. kept 5,000 kids stranded at school in alabama, 50 kids in atlanta spent the night on a school bus. we heard word that they did arrive at shelters are 4:00 this morning. georgia governor nathan deal said they didn't dismiss the kids in time. >> we have several major areas of concern because some of the schools had not released they're students early enough in the day to get home in normal fashion before the roads became icy. >> here's what happened. take a look at this alabama school. you see kids passing time, playing basketball there in the gym. then they gathered up blankets and jackets and plopped on the floor of the classroom for the night. this was the scene at hundreds of different schools across the south. also hearing stories about people opening up their homes to strangers, many people living near to the highways where those motorists were stuck. even home depot opened up 26 of their stores in alabama and

georgia so travelers would have somewhere to spend the night. can you imagine? >> people doing what they can. >> a tough situation. >> sure are. listen to what's happening in chicago. love this. one chicago eatery trying to take the sting out of the cold offering soup for the price of the day's temperature. when it falls below zero, customers get money back. promotion is going on at three restaurants run by a nonprofit group that's focused on the elderly. promotion runs through the end of february. >> that is an absolutely wonderful idea. >> people probably doing their part to make extra donations. tasty soup. >> zero degrees, free soup, negative, money back, cool. >> have to be willing to get out, leave your home. >> i think i like california right now. >> i know. >> getting that rain. >> soup is expensive. >> snow in the sierra.

>> chowder weather. you know what? we need snow so desperately up in tahoe, snowpack so important to that water supply. we'll take a look now getting right over to your toyota ski report. as we head through the next couple of days, looking good at squaw valley, alpine meadows. temperatures chilly but it's going to get interesting as we head throughout tonight into tomorrow. everything that i'm looking at now leads me to believe we'll pick up anywhere between 1 to 2 feet of powder above 7,000 feet. so that is great news. 6:18 now. temperatures here in the bay area are definitely chilly out there but it's not that bad. as we head throughout the next couple of days, we'll continue to track the ski report for you. everybody wants to know when can i get up to tahoe. when is mother nature going to provide that beautiful fresh powder and it looks like over the next 48 hours it's going to dump up there. great news. what we're watching now, light

shower activity pressing into sonoma county. that will be the case throughout the morning. we're not going to see a lot of the action until this afteren in, beyond lunchtime. in addition to drizzle, we have thick fog developing out there. especially in oakland around the inner bay, watch out for that. and half moon bay also dropping off. seeing visibilities in and out. down to a quarter of a mile at immediate coast. dropping off in san jose as well, down to three miles of visibility. highs late orrin comfortable. the last day of the mid to upper 60s in the warmest cities across the bay area. east bay 66. here at bottom of the screen, slated to hit average highs as we head throughout the weekend and next week. return to winter, so, yeah, unseasonable warmth done for after today. let's take it right to futurecast. this tells you the weather story. stop the clock at 6:00 a.m., showers to the north o.

at that point the front stays to north of sonoma county. 11:00 a.m., it's going to move over santa rosa and throughout the second half of the day into tonight, 6:00 p.m., you can see the main event arrives. hoping for the yellow, rich green to maintain organization as it passes through the bay area. models agreeing with me, we could pick up a quarter of an inch to a half inch in the south bay. higher elevations in the north bay, an inch. half inch in valley. boy do we need it. we don't need a slow drive with the drizzle coming in. >> trying to help you get a head start and let you know what conditions will be when you get out there. what we have of the view for the east shore freeway, west 80, taillights going past the familiar restaurants and shops, emeryville. berkeley curve, we lose sight of the lights. drizzle drifting through the area. prepare for slick off-ramps.

as far as the approach, slower drive through rich month, slowing towards emeryville. bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on, filled in back to the berkeley curve, for those lanes coming off the east shore freeway. also have southbound 880, slow as you're coming off the been, heading toward 980. earlier crash cleared but activity in a lot of slowing from earlier that has to recover as the bulkheading through oakland. north bound, we have another crash at haggenburger. orange painted here and throughout the map, we have denser fog reported so it might be tougher to see past the coliseum. here 580 through the oakland hills, dheep keep na mind. crash involving a big rig. off of the approach, that's a slower drive toward the dumbarton bridge. may be moving to the shoulder but slower drive on the approach but smooth across the peninsula. south bay, live look.

101, i put the wrong camera in. this is 280. low clouds. as we move to the next live shot we have slowing for 101 north 680 up to 880. next live look here. san rafael southbound 101 not bad traveling through san rafael. slowing out of petaluma. know vat ta, okay. we'll give you like at speeds. highway 37 toward that kean, at limit. slowing for highway 37 over from sonoma. back to you. 6:22. still ahead on "today in the bay," padded hats for pitcher but was will players wear them? new details about the safety measure approved by major league baseball, just ahead. will security concerns prompt the national hockey league to pullite players out of the winter olympics?

welcome back, everyone. 6:25. nhl says there's a slight chance its athletes will not participate in the within ter games in sochi. commissioner bill daily says if there is a significant security breach between now and when the game starts, nhl players will not attend. it would be devastating for the olympics. 150 hockey league players slated to play for the 12 countries in the tournament. major league baseball taking a step forward to protect pitchers. >> the league approved a padded

cap for pitchers to wear on the mound. it's optioning now, including a half inch pad in the front and close to the temples. heavier than regular hats. >> the change comes in part because former pitcher brandon mcka mccarthy hit in the head. he needed emergency brain surgery. he's not going to wear the new hats because it's not major league ready, too hot, too big, doesn't feel right. >> romo and afl felt won't wear the hats as well unless the league makes it mandatory. giants fans pack into at&t park to be extras in the team's commercial. only 1200 fans take part and the convenie event is sold out. fans wear giants gear and bring home made signs. commercials air throughout the 2014 season. >> fun to see. 6:26. ahead, eviction notice for a

well-known restaurant. >> why the owner says he's forced to shut down the business he's run since 1979. >> when america does not stand still and neither will i. >> president obama tells congress, he will not -- he will go it alone to get things done. live reaction on the bold move from capitol hill next. live look at times square, new york, broadway transformed into the entertainment hub for super bowl week.

much-needed ran falling through the bay area. we'll tell you if it's enough to give us a little relief from the drought. a peninsula restaurant in business since the '700s forced to shut down. why the owner says it's not his choice to close. and a live look at the new

york stock exchange. today is wednesday, january 29th. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. happy wednesday. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. this morning, reaction is poring in after president obama's state of the union address. the president begins a four-state tour to promote jobs and manufacturing, after telling congress he's ready to work with or without them. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live on chill with the highlights of the president's speech. good morning. >> what he's doing today, good morning, everyone, he's in maryland, talking about minimum wage, something he can do on his own. but also needs help of congress to expand that to the rest of the country. later, he goes to pennsylvania, to talk about an idea he brought up last night, something the president says he can do on his own. >> when america does not stand still and neither will i.

>> president obama says he'll act alone to boost the economy, ease regulations to bring jobs back from overseas, bill more manufacturing hubs, create retirement savings for workers whose employers don't offer them and raise the minimum wage to 10.10 an hour for new federal contractors. he urged business owners and congress to do the same. >> join the rest of the country. say yes. give america a raise. >> reporter: but he needs congress to simplify the tax code, fix immigration, get extended unemployment checks rolling and ensure equal pay for women. >> that is wrong. and in 2014, it's an embarrassment. women deserve equal pay for equal work. >> reporter: the president challenged republicans to stop fighting health care. >> tell america what you'd do differently. let's see if the numbers add up. >> reporter: republicans promised more jobs, less red tape, let's government. >> we hope the president will join us in aier of real action,

by empowering people, not by making their lives harder with unprecedented spending, higher taxes and fewer jobs. >> reporter: that was one of the republican speeches after the president's address. the tea party reaction from senator mike lee, he blamed the government, saying that's the reason why poor families and middle class families are having a hard time, because government programs aren't helping inquality. >> coming up, vice president joe biden will weigh in on the president's state of the union address, ahead on the "today" sh show, after "today in the bay." the big news around the bay area is the rain or the mist or water that somehow is going to solve all of our problems. check in with christina there i don't know about solving all of our problems, at least not mine, scott mcgrew. good morning. looking good out there. yeah. 57 degrees in south bay. 57 along the peninsula. 57 degrees in the east bay.

maybe one of your problems is allergies, yeah, that's going to get better. pollen levels will drop off. air quality will improve. we need rain desperately. but this is not enough to really even put a dent into the deficit that we're running. i can tell you now, counting on potentially a half of an inch to an inch before all said and done. 66 in the east bay. showers take their time. bring that umbrella with you. it will likely be raining later, when the bulk of the moisture comes through. tomorrow, re-sidusidual activit. i want to draw your attention to the see rare nevada. expecting 1 to 2 feet of fresh powder. really going to be dependent on two things, track of the storm system, how long it lingers. we are still on track to pick up two feet of the fresh white

powder above 7,000 feet. stick around. we'll keep you updated. right now, looking better than ever to pick up a quarter of an inch in the south bay. check on your drive. it's slick out there. mike inouye. >> you want to slow it down, not this slow, those is it bay bridge toll plaza, filled in past west grand avenue. slick conditions around. let's look at maps. san francisco side of the bay bridge, travel south 101 approaching 280, closer to off of the 280 interchange, reports of a crash, blocking two lanes. sorting it out. whether it's at 101 connecter or farther south for southbound 280. slowing in the area. here on the east bay, slow south 880, which had an earlier crash that cleared 45 minutes ago. a slower drive. once that kicks in and the morning commute happens off the bay bridge, slow into downtown. made worse by the conditions, orange painted all over the

oakland area for 880, 580, high ward, reports fog on the road weather conditions, tied in with the weather system, you know that's accurate. slower drive for castro valley y. good news across the peninsula. tri-valley build typical. that's what it looks like. here's what the speeds look like. drive speeds looking good through the area with slowing for 580. 84 you see red zone, slowing around vallecitos. 680, things smoother towards the merge. live look for san jose, not a problem as far as flow of traffic. slow here. you'll see the bill for 85 and 280. peninsula, a live look. for palo alto, you get more company but that's not affecting speeds. sheen on the roadway at university on-ramp with taillights, slick conditions at curve, especially off-ramps,

will be an issue, slow it down. >> thanks so much. 6:35. jean quan, one of most recent victim of the city's crime. vandals smashed the back window of her car while speaking in oakland hills monday. nothing was taken, there's no indication she was a target. recall back in 2010, the then-city council woman a victim of a purse snatching. a popular palo alto restaurant has to shut its doors. cho's on california avenue since 1979. but the owners tell the "mercury news" they got 60-day eviction notice. they can't afford to relocate. a farmer's insurance next door also told to vacate. the owners of cho's think the businesses are asked to leave to make room for a restaurant owned by the same landlord. that landlord has not commented publicly. 6:36. a teenage girl survives a skydiving free-fall.

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a royal caribbean cruise ship full of sick people inching closer to the east coast this morning. "explorer of the sea" left january 21st for a continue-day

cruise around the caribbean. more than 600 passengers and crew got sick. so sick, officials decided to turn the ship around. the ship's medical team says the symptoms are consistent with norovirus. it should reach a new jersey port later this afternoon. a texas teenager in good condition, in the hospital, despite falling thousands of feet during a skydiving accident. the 16-year-old skydiving with her dad in oklahoma saturday when something went wrong and the girl plummeted between 3,000 and 3500 feet. she had life-threatening injuries, fractured liver, broken bones, miraculously, she didn't need any surgery. transferred out of the icu yesterday and expected to recover within six to eight weeks. >> amazing. >> miraculous. >> 6:40. a dog shot by police and others on the loose after overnight attack. where police are centering their

search. we'll update on how the victim's doing. >> a severe snowstorm shocks the south. students forced to sleep overnight at their schools. tracking rainfall in sonoma county. this is san jose, steady drizzle here. about nine hours away from steady rainfall. how much we're expecting here. more importantly, what's in store for from tahoe from the rain and snow.

at 6:43. new this morning, san francisco police will continue to search throughout the morning for one of two pit bulls who attacked two people overnight. one of the people, still in the hospital this morning. the attack happened on the edge

of golden gate park near the intersection of lincoln way and 25th avenue. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san francisco with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this attack taking place behind me mere on the edge of golden gate park at picnic table there. two men there around 10:40 last night, police did shoot and kill one of the pit bulls. the other pit bull is still out and about. overnight, sfpd searching the park, they've been going off-road. they have two jeeps, going off-road, trying to find this dog. no luck so far. the officer said it's like trying to find a needle in a 1,017-acre haystack, the size of golden gate park. this happened around 10:40 last night. two men live in the park. one of the men the owner of the two pit bulls. he asked his friend to watch the dogs while he went to go to the store. while he was at the store, the two dogs turned on the friend. mauled him, bit him, bit him so

badly he had to be taken to the hospital. he's still in the hospital. those injuries, bite wounds, are not life threatening. the owner did come back during the attack and tried to intervene, tried to stop his dogs from attacking his friend. he was bit as well but not bad enough he had to go to the hospital. he refused medical attention. >> this one guy had a backpack and he was bit, they had it between he and the dog, and all i can tell you there is guy was trying to get away. >> reporter: animal control showed up, tried to put a noose around two dog, that didn't work. sfpd came out here and that man you heard from described it as a firing line. they shot and killed one dog. they have not been able to find the second dog. this is the third time police in the bay area shot and killed a dog sense the weekend. saturday, sfpd had to shoot a

dog they said was lunging at one of the overs doing a search of a vacant building. and on sunday, san leandro, similar situation, dog charging an officer that had just bit a child. they shot that dog that had just bit a child. the officer was fine. bob redell, "today in the bay." police in hillsborough looking for a man robbed a home after claiming he was a utility worker. take a look at the sketch released by the police department. suspect, clean-shaven, white male in his early 40s, 6'2", 220 pounds. he told the person living at a home on sheldon way that he worked with the water department. he was checking for broken pipes. that's when the person let him in. authorities say then the suspect stole several items. in san jose, the city rules committee expected to discuss a proposal linking the police department to neighborhood surveillance cameras. the proposal introduced by the council member last week.

he wants to create a central database where people can voluntarily register personal security cameras with the police department. if a crime occurred in the area, officers would be able to tap into the private cameras immediately. plan suggests giving discounts to homeowners who want to potentially install new cameras. talk about the weather here. we give you a live look outside. sun starts to come up over the bay area. beautiful shot out of san jose and san francisco this morning. >> hoping the sun's coming up and the rain will come down. >> you know, we're getting drizzle and enough to get the highways here slick. we'll collect on your drive through palo alto right now. mike all over it this morning. give yourself extra time. this is how most highways look across the bay area. right now upper 50s. today the last day of unseasonable warmth. not everybody's going to get that. talking about temperatures across your microclimate, showing big differences today. this is the weather story i want to tell you for today.

south bay able to hit highs in the mid-60s before the heavier rain comes in. highs come in at 2:00 p.m. talking about mid-60s today. a few degrees cooler than yesterday. yesterday was a nice day. along the peninsula, you'll need your jacket. we'll be five degrees cooler in palo alto than what we are expecting in san jose. the sam goes for san francisco with a gray overcast sky all day long. right to the timing of the showers. stop that futurecast clock for you at midnight and you can see the entire bay area getting wet. we really need this rain. as we head throughout friday, residual activity, so you need to keep that umbrella out through friday. and then as we head throughout the weekend, we get another chance on sunday. sunday outlook shows you at the bottom of the screen. totals now, thursday morning into friday, talking about impressive readings. computer generated but i agree, a half inch in napa, stoon rosa.

.3 in oakland. sunday, we'll add more to those totals, just a few hundredths of an inch. through the first week of fech, storm track stays south, great news for us. tahoe, this is what you want to see. this is what you want to see. talking about 14 inches above 7,000 feeting looking good. accumulate 9 inches in truckee. i'm going bull herb than the european model. i've been watching the system, looks like it's going to tap into subtropical moisture. i think we'll get two feet of fresh powder in the higher elevations. bring your chains if you head up there. talk to mike about your morning drive. >> first, great advice. we -- heading toward the sierra you'll have the buildup over the time between friday and saturday when folks head over there, so we're watching that. nice drive now. slick roadways. peninsula smoothly for 101 and

280. highway 1, fog. south bay starts the good build for 101, 87, 85, 280, shift to the northbound. orange the worst, speeds up into the 40-mile-per-hour range. on the maps, orange painted over, fog for road weather index. slowing as well traditional around cochran and dunn, not a surprise for north 101. tri-valley smoothly. crash around the castro interchange. car fire southbound sycamore on the shoulder but distraction there. what the colors look like. what the live look looks like for westbound 580. slowing down because of the volume of traffic, westbound with headlights approaching through the tri-valley. across the bay, san mateo, low clouds and fog playing a factor and registering on the road wli index. from the san mateo bridge into oakland, 880, 580, north bay,

how traffic is throwing there. let me show you speeds. dipping down now to yellow, south bound 101 through north bay and highway 37 through vallejo. thousands of people and law enforcement officers from across the bay area expected to gather in castro valley to pay fine respects to sergeant tom smith. the b.a.r.t. officer was accidentally shot and killed by another b.a.r.t. police officer. "today in the bay's" christie smith live at church with more details on the funeral. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, we're starting to see a handful of police officers show up here in castro valley, kind of get things organized. this is the church where the service will be held. a strong crowd expected, up to 3,000 people fellow officers, family, friends of fallen b.a.r.t. police sergeant thomas smith, called tommy by friends.

this is held at neighborhood church of castro valley. smith accidentally shot and killed by michael maes during a probation search last week in dublin. hundreds turned out the chapel of the chimes funeral home in hayward to offer their condolences to the family at a viewing. maes is now on leave but he is among those expected to attend the service this morning. his brother tells nbc bay area news, that will be the beginning of a very long road to healing. >> how can you possibly minimize this tragic event? you can't. how can you forgot it? you can't. >> smith lived in san ramon and leaves behind his wife, young daughter. officers from as far away from boston and texas expected to be here today. service begins at 10:00. church doors open at 9:00. it is open to the public.

christie smith, "today in the bay." follow-up to a piece of legislation a lot of people here in the bay area are paying attention to. the imitation firearms safety act would require toy and replica guns to look different than guns that fire actual bullets. the bill was in the works when 13-year-old andy lopez was shot by a deputy in santa rosa last october. the deputy reportedly thought lopez's replica rifle was a real ak-47. the shooting accelerated voting on the bill approved by state lawmakers. a new bill allowing 16-year-olds in california to preregister to vote is now headed to the state assembly. the bill was approved by the senate yesterday, many lawmakers hope it will encourage more young people to vote. the teenagers will have to wait until they're 18 to cast their actual first ballot. a chinese company responding to a state report with

retrofitting of the carquinez bridge. a shanghai company supplied 250,000 bolts of the wrong size to help retrofit the bridge in vallejo. the bolts were rejected, and remade. but the report says if they had been used it would have lead to near disaster. the company says it never provided the bolts useden the bridge but did make steel structured used in the bay bridge. santa clara county's board of education will receive a few thousand and deed to underwater condo it bought for a former superintendent. the board will vote next week to ratify the deal reached with charles weiss. he was hired in 2008. the board loaned him money to buy $890,000 condo in downtown san jose. the county says he failed to pay taxes, insurance, and fees on the condo and removed light pictures. it sued for 952,000. under a settlement the board

will get $13,400, enough to cover transfer of ownership. the condo under water, worth over $700,000. this morning, severe snowstorm bringing several cities in the south to a grinding halt. it's led to hundreds of accidents, even forced thousands of studented to spend the night stranded at school. peg peggy bunker live. >> the pictures we are seeing of the traffic jam in atlanta are just incredible. imagine leaving work yesterday afternoon for your frozen commute home and still being there right now, this morning. that is the reality for thousands in atlanta still on the road right now. helicopters flew over the nightmarish traffic jam three hours ago in atlanta. take a look at dire situation here for these commuters who have spent the night in their cars. hearing reports that people in cars with toddlers or babies, they don't have heat, water or food, running out of fuel. it's a mess. atlanta, 940 car accidents, 100

with injuries. in alabama, five traffic deaths. the governor declared a state of emergency. they've deployed 350 national guard troops there. take a listen. >> these roads are horrible, absolutely horrible. black ice, you can't even see. i come over that hill and it just pulled me down the hill. >> the storm was so much worse than expected that over 5,000 children became stranded at schools across alabama and georgia. 50 kids in atlanta spent the night on a school bus. we got word 4:00 that they were able to get off the bus and get to shelter. the georgia governor says schools did not dismiss kids in time. >> several major areas of concern because some of the schools had not released their students early enough in the day for them to get home in their normal fashion before the roads became icy. >> people are sharing storm pictures online. take a look.

teachers at the elementary school in atlanta covering up children sleeping on gymnastic mats there. 115 kids and staff slept there. they raided the cafeteria, got the freezer pizza for dinner. school buses found themselves stuck on icy roads. motorists trying to push out buss and cars off the ice. we told you that 26 home depot stores opened up doors to people strandeded in georgia and atlanta. cvs in atlanta did the same. people on the floor at cvs. looks like the paper aisle they crashed. in all of the traffic, there's always one, a woman in labor and sure enough, a baby girl born inside a car on highway 285 in atlanta stopped dead in traffic. dad and a police officer helped mom to deliver the baby girl and the car. mom and baby doing fine. but it's my worst nightmare. >> i don't think it's going to happen soon. she was transported as well.

>> able to get to the side and get to a hospital. took them a long time, but, yeah, imagine. >> at least they're warm. good story to tell. >> closer to home, much different story. water officials urging nearly 2 million people in the south bay cut back on usage by 10%. this recommendation approved by the santa clara valley water district last night. this is not mandatory but the district hopes everyone will do their part. the district says financial incentives to those who participate. >> across the state, 17 communities are in danger of running ut of waout of water in days. among them, cloversburg. state officials working to come up with a solution that could include trucking water in or providing emergency funds to drill new wells. turn to christina loren for expert advice on all of this. good morning. >> good morning. it's really looking better for

at overall situation for the state of california. particularly northern california. we could pick up in fact, i'm expecting to pick up, two feet of powder above 7,000 feet. good total for the first system. another within sunday. next week, fair game for showers midweek as well. right now, tracking light activity mostly up in sonoma county. starting to push south of the sonoma county line. activity pressing towards santa rosa. it will be there in the next hour. we'll be tracking showers every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. >> we'll go here for a live look. fremont, i can show you traffic, moving smoothly. you do get company. low clouds and fog situation. count tonight across the bay, misty conditions. starts here in hayward and north through oakland. slicker roadways. slowing for 880 south in toward free month. northbound routes, san jose,

more fog for morgan hill. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." back 7:25, live update. >> see you at 11:00. good morning. southern discomfort, a rare snowstorm brings the south to a standstill. thousands stranded on roads and in schools overnight. the national guard mobilized and the worst may not be over. with or without you, presidenama calls out congress in his state of the union address vowing he won't wait for lawmakers to act on his agenda. >> america does not stand still and neither will i. >> but how much can he really accomplish? we'll ask vice president joe biden about that, security concerns in sochi, and whether he plans on running for president himself. confrontation at the capitol.